Triple
T2602354
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 1979 NBA Finals |
E58372
|
entity |
| Predicate | MVP |
P2630
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Slick Watts
Slick Watts is a former American professional basketball point guard best known for his flashy play, trademark headband, and standout seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1970s.
|
E282230
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Slick Watts | Statement: [1979 NBA Finals, MVP, Slick Watts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slick Watts Context triple: [1979 NBA Finals, MVP, Slick Watts]
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A.
Buzz Williams
Buzz Williams is an American college basketball coach known for his successful tenures at programs such as Marquette, Virginia Tech, and Texas A&M.
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B.
Christian Shank
Christian Shank was an early settler and landowner after whom the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, was named.
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C.
Randy Sparks
Randy Sparks is an American musician, songwriter, and founder of the folk group The New Christy Minstrels, influential in the 1960s folk revival.
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D.
Curtis Stigers
Curtis Stigers is an American jazz and soul-influenced singer, saxophonist, and songwriter known for his early 1990s pop hits and later critically acclaimed jazz recordings.
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E.
Willie Williams
Willie Williams is a renowned show designer and lighting director best known for his innovative work on major concert tours, particularly with the rock band U2.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Slick Watts Triple: [1979 NBA Finals, MVP, Slick Watts]
Generated description
Slick Watts is a former American professional basketball point guard best known for his flashy play, trademark headband, and standout seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1970s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slick Watts Target entity description: Slick Watts is a former American professional basketball point guard best known for his flashy play, trademark headband, and standout seasons with the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1970s.
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A.
Buzz Williams
Buzz Williams is an American college basketball coach known for his successful tenures at programs such as Marquette, Virginia Tech, and Texas A&M.
-
B.
Christian Shank
Christian Shank was an early settler and landowner after whom the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, was named.
-
C.
Randy Sparks
Randy Sparks is an American musician, songwriter, and founder of the folk group The New Christy Minstrels, influential in the 1960s folk revival.
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D.
Curtis Stigers
Curtis Stigers is an American jazz and soul-influenced singer, saxophonist, and songwriter known for his early 1990s pop hits and later critically acclaimed jazz recordings.
-
E.
Willie Williams
Willie Williams is a renowned show designer and lighting director best known for his innovative work on major concert tours, particularly with the rock band U2.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ab4ac14040819098b13f4a27d5c8ff |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd459ca6c81908505be96d097b739 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af83d37de081909467f8caa17ce3a9 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af8501adc4819092035d7e55524fc8 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af85a6060c8190a80d5633d1b8a9d5 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:49 p.m.